Islamabad, October 23, 2023: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) released today its Annual Report on the State of Pakistan’s Economy for the fiscal year 2022-23. According to the report, Pakistan’s economy faced multiple challenges during FY23, as longstanding structural weaknesses exacerbated the impact of successive domestic and global supply shocks of unprecedented nature. The…
Islamabad, August 30, 2023: A meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue was held here at Parliament House on Wednesday with Senator Saleem Mandviwalla in the Chair. during the meeting, the committee deliberated on the Private Member Bill titled “The State Bank of Pakistan (Amendment) Bill,2023″. Senator Mushtaq Ahmed, the mover of…
Islamabad, April 17, 2020: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board has approved the disbursement of US$1.386 billion under the Rapid Financing Instrument to address the economic impact of the Covid-19 shock. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday approved a purchase of Pakistan under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) equivalent to…
Karachi, March 04, 2020: State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Governor Dr Reza Baqir Tuesday said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is government’s partner in reforming the country’s current economic system. In a briefing to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) under the chairmanship of Rana Tanvir Hussain, the governor further said the relationship with IMF…
Karachi, February 17, 2020: The Ministry of Finance has described as misleading and factually incorrect a news item published in a section of the press suggesting that tough prior actions [are] needed for IMF’s $452 million third tranche. In an official statement issued here, the Ministry of Finance has stated that it is completely normal…